Original Zelman Lew painting “Morning Rituals,” a warm and intimate interior scene rendered in oil on canvas. Featuring a reclining female figure dressing for the day, a loyal dog resting on a golden rug, and symbolic reflections emerging from an open drawer, this work captures Lew’s expressive storytelling and rich tonal palette. Presented in a black timber frame.

Artist: Zelman Lew
Title: Morning Rituals
Type: Original Painting – Oil on Canvas
Dimensions (Framed): 120cm × 90cm
Support: Stretched canvas
Frame: Black timber frame
Inclusions: Framed artwork

Zelman Lew (b. 1947)

Zelman Lew is a contemporary Australian realist and surrealist artist whose work blends human personality with botanical form. Based in Melbourne, he is best known for his Scent of a Woman series, in which flowers and foliage merge playfully with the features of his portrait subjects. Working primarily in oil and sculpture, Lew uses layered colour, vibrant palettes and inventive negative space to explore themes of femininity and nature.

A full-time painter since 1972, Lew has exhibited widely across Queensland and Victoria. His work has been recognised through selection in major Australian art awards, including the Gold Coast Art Prize and the satirical Bald Archy Prize.